Irish whiskey oat cake

Ingredients

Quantity		Ingredient
½		Cu Irish whiskey
1	cup	Rolled oats
½	cup	Dried currants; or raisins
1⅓	cup	All-purpose flour
1	teaspoon	Baking soda
½	teaspoon	Salt
½	teaspoon	Nutmeg
½	teaspoon	Allspice
1¼	cup	Granulated sugar
1½	cup	Packed light brown sugar
⅔		Cu solid vegetable shortening
2	larges	Eggs
1	tablespoon	Molasses
2	teaspoons	Vanilla
1	cup	Whipped cream
2	tablespoons	Confectioner's sugar
2	teaspoons	Irish whiskey
1	teaspoon	Vanilla extract
		Springform pan; (9-inch)

Directions

CAKE

TOPPING

Description: The simple become sublime when oats are soaked in a lavish amount of Irish whiskey before using them in this currant-studded cake.

Water can be used in place of the whiskey although both the texture and the taste will be different.

Preparation: 30 min; stand 20 min; cook 45 mins. Make one 9-inch cake.

1. For cake, put whiskey, oats and currants in a bowl; let stand 20 minutes. Mix flour, baking soda, salt, nutmeg and allspice; set aside. Heat oven to 350 degrees. Grease a 9-inch springform pan.

2. Beat granulated sugar, brown sugar and shortening in large bowl of an electric mixer on high speed until light, about 2 minutes. Beat in eggs, one at 3 time, mixing well after each addition. Mix in oat mixture molasses and vanilla. Fold in dry ingredients.

3. Transfer batter to prepared pan. Bake until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean, about 45 minutes. Cool on a wire rack. Loosen cake from sides of pan; remove sides.

4. For topping, whip cream in small bowl of electric mixer until it holds soft peaks. Add confectioners' sugar, whiskey and vanilla and mix to combine. Serve cake warm or at room temperature, sprinkled with confectioners' sugar and topped with whipped cream.

see menu with irish theme

Recipe by: Holidays (1993) Chicago Tribune Posted to MC-Recipe Digest by KitPATh <phannema@...> on Feb 19, 1998

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